Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) was 44.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Sierra Leone, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 44.0% for employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Sierra Leone peaked at 71.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 44.0%, in 2025.
Sierra Leone ranks 37th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 67.6% | — |
| 1992 | 68.7% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 68.6% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 68.8% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 69.5% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 69.4% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 70.1% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 70.0% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 70.3% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 70.2% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 71.2% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 69.7% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 69.3% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 71.0% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 70.5% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 69.7% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 68.4% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 67.3% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 66.5% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 64.9% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 63.5% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 60.9% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 58.0% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 56.1% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 55.7% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 51.9% | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 48.3% | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 45.4% | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 44.7% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 46.2% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 46.7% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 46.0% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 45.0% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 44.6% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 44.0% | -1.4% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 44.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 60.9%, 72% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 44.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 44.8%, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.2% | 67.6% | 70.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 69.4% | 66.5% | 71.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.9% | 44.7% | 64.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.4% | 44.0% | 46.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More agriculture & rural data for Sierra Leone
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2954 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 250 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5407 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 29.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 29.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.4% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Sierra Leone?
- Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Sierra Leone was 44.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 71.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.0% in 2025.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment)?
- Sierra Leone ranks 37th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The agriculture sector consists of activities in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing, in accordance with division 1 (ISIC 2) or categories A-B (ISIC 3) or category A (ISIC 4).